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Ohio Firefighter Indicted for Stealing $1.5 Million From Fire Department

The president of a volunteer fire company in Ohio has been arrested and accused of stealing as much as $1.5 million from his fire department. Adam L. Siddle, who served as president of the Washington Township Fire Department, was indicted last week by a Muskingum County grand jury on 16 theft-related charges related

Ohio Firefighter Who Lost Both Legs Sues FD and Firefighters

An Ohio firefighter who lost both legs in a tragic on-scene accident has filed suit against a neighboring fire department and three of its firefighters. Firefighter Josef Tadijanac of the Washington Township Fire Department, was pinned between two tanker-tenders on ...

Curt Varone has over 45 years of fire service experience and 35 as a practicing attorney licensed in both Rhode Island and Maine. His background includes 29 years as a career firefighter in Providence (retiring as a Deputy Assistant Chief), as well as volunteer and paid on call experience. He is the author of two books: Legal Considerations for Fire and Emergency Services, (2006, 2nd ed. 2011, 3rd ed. 2014, 4th ed. 2022) and Fire Officer's Legal Handbook (2007), and is a contributing editor for Firehouse Magazine writing the Fire Law column.

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